4th Annual Stroke and Neurology Emergency Symposium

NEOMED students, faculty and staff are invited to attend Summa Health’s fourth annual Stroke and Neurology Emergency Symposium from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 19, at Raymond C. Firestone Auditorium on the Summa Health System - Akron Campus.

Sessions, led by the Comprehensive Stroke Center and stroke care team, will focus on the complete continuum of stroke care from pre-hospital to rehabilitation. There is no cost to register. In-person and virtual options are available

Click here to register.

 

Agenda:

  •  9:00 – 9:05 a.m. – Welcome
  •  9:05 – 10:35 a.m. Session #1: Pre-hospital Stroke 
    • Mobile Stroke Units – Fact or Cap? -  Jonathan Oskvarek, M.D., and Vishnu Mudrakola, D.O.
    • Pre-hospital Stroke Severity Scales - Bethany Johnston, M.D.
    • EM and EMS Management of TBI - Douglas Gallo, M.D.
    • EMS Panel – Q & A; “The EMS Point of View”
  •  10:45 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. Session #2: Acute Stroke Interventions
    • Stroke and Endovascular Innovations - Alexander Venizelos, M.D.
    • Artificial Intelligence and Acute Stroke Imaging - Thomas Krewson, M.D.
    • Thrombectomy in Large Core Infarct and Tesla Trial Results - Osama (Sam) Zaidat, M.D.
  •  12:40 – 2:10 Session# 3: Post-Stroke Rehabilitation
    • Best Step: Acute vs. Skilled -  Jeffrey Sanderson, M.D.
    • Speech Therapy Tools, Timeline and Innovations - Sarah Netro, M.A., CCC-SLP
    • PT/OT Tools, Timeline, and Innovations - Meghan MacLean, PT, DPT NCS
    • Botox and Spasticity - Nikita Dedhia, M.D.
  •  2:20 – 3:55 p.m. – Session #4:  Neurologic Emergencies and Innovations in Stroke
    • Stroke in Pregnancy - Harinoor Mann, M.D.
    • Neurology Practitioner Wellness and Burnout Prevention - Dimitri Tsatiris, M.D.
    • Inflammatory Neurologic Emergencies - Aaron Cochran, D.O.
    • The “Other” Neurologic Emergencies - James Bavis, M.D.

CME Credits

Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Those attending the entire event may claim up to 6.5 continuing medical education (CME) credits.

Summa Health System is accredited by the Ohio State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

August 16, 2023
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